Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

On November 8, 2022, voters there approved an amendment to the city charter to include a right to clean water. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – November 10, 2022. Regulating groundwater extraction in southeast Arizona: yes and no. Before the amendment takes effect, the Legislature must pass laws that define eligible projects.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it would regulate two forms of PFAS contamination under Superfund laws reserved for “the nation’s worst hazardous waste sites.” The same suppression and disinformation kept government regulators at bay for decades.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 4, 2022

October 4, 2022. Indiana regulates the underground storage of carbon dioxide. Navigator responds that it has complied with state regulations, which require the company to notify landowners in the pipeline’s path and consider citizen safety when routing the project. Laura Gersony, Fresh Editor. This Week’s Watersheds.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Before the amendment takes effect, the Legislature must pass laws that define what types of projects are eligible. Farther west, in southeastern Arizona, groundwater regulation appeared headed to a split decision. In Willcox basin, over 61 percent of voters rejected a proposal to regulate groundwater.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 22, 2024

PFAS in Soil and Groundwater: Comprehensive Challenges and Progress in Regulation and Management in Germany. International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy 2022, vol 2022. Because of … Continue reading PFAS in Soil and Groundwater: Comprehensive Challenges and Progress in Regulation and Management in Germany

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

States and local air quality regulators have the legal authority to set particulate matter (PM), ozone, and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions standards and adopt regulations for these pollutants when they are already in attainment of the national ambient air quality standards ( NAAQS ) set by the U.S.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Another is to regulate 25 new contaminants. The European Commission’s regulation list also includes the class of chemicals known as PFAS, or ‘forever’ chemicals. The post What’s Up With Water – November 1, 2022 appeared first on Circle of Blue. One is to tighten existing rules for 16 pollutants.

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Legal Planet

JULY 25, 2022

Some of the findings are not surprises: stricter regulations actually do result in improved air quality. Many people identify that discipline with cost-benefit analysis and assume that economists are opposed to regulation. By and large, the papers support the utility of regulation. Others are more surprising.

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SPR Law

OCTOBER 10, 2022

On October 6, 2022, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) issued proposed regulations to implement Local Law 97 of 2019 (LL97). LL97 requires most large buildings in NYC to meet increasingly stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions limits starting in 2024.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 26, 2022

July 26, 2022. We as the consumer have the burden of paying for a lack of regulation, mandates, and policies on water contamination.”. Under state law, the city can be held responsible if failures by government officials caused at least half of the damages. October 11-13, 2022: Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting – register.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 9, 2022

August 9, 2022. A new report gives New York a failing grade for its flood risk disclosure laws. The standards will allow Wisconsin to regulate the harmful chemicals while the state’s other attempts at rulemaking are challenged in court. . August 12, 2022: Webinar: Climate Change in the Great Lakes Basin — register.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

City of New York , a 2022 lawsuit brought by a group of cooperative apartment and other building owners seeking to invalidate Local Law 97 of 2019 , New York City’s building performance standard to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the City’s largest buildings. The court holds that the CLCPA does not preempt Local Law 97.

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Clean Energy Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

As described in Latham’s previous reporting on the rulemaking [iii] and adoption [iv] of Rule 2305, the regulation applies to warehouses in the South Coast Air Basin [v] of 100,000 square feet or more and aims to reduce regional nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions and local diesel particulate matter emissions. i] Case No.: 2:21-cv-6341. [ii]

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

September 6, 2022. The defendants, Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration, argue that they followed federal law by conducting a truncated environmental review, and that PDOT has held public meetings throughout the permitting process. September 27-29, 2022: Great Lakes Public Forum — register.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The state court on the cutting edge of environmental law is a long way from the major population and media centers, which may be one reason it doesn’t get much attention. The Hawaiian Supreme Court has been forging new paths in environmental law that may lead the way for other courts in years to come. It deserves more.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Implementation of these new laws will be the true test of that statement, but they provide an exciting starting point. Prior to this new law, the state was required by law to ensure that statewide greenhouse gas emissions be reduced to at least 40% below the 1990 level by 2030. Climate Change Mitigation.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Maryland has enacted the most rigorous state law in the country reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and otherwise addressing ESG stewardship including climate change. Many regulations will have to be promulgated to make all of this happen. Many regulations will have to be promulgated to make all of this happen.

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Energy & the Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The IRS regulations crystalize this understanding. But because this is a complex area of the law, like “occult mysteries”, they should be given a break. Billion refund, it reported colossal profits in Q1 2022. For oil and gas, the party entitled to a percentage of profits from oil extraction has an economic interest in the oil.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

2022 Election Recap: Landslide Victory for Florida City’s ‘Right to Clean Water’ Amendment — Voters approved most water-related initiatives on the November 8 ballot. Voters in southeastern Arizona delivered a split decision on the question of groundwater regulation. Drought in the American West.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2022

2022 was no different, with courts further delineating the procedural dimensions of climate cases and expanding on the responsibilities of stakeholders for climate mitigation and adaption. In June 2022, the Prague Municipal Court ruled in Klimatická žaloba ČR v. In Ville de Paris and Others v.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 25, 2024

The Court held that both provisions were incompatible with state law, which gives CalGEM (the agency tasked with permitting oil and gas operations at the state level) discretion to approve “methods and practices” of oil and gas exploration and extraction on a case-by-case basis. ” (Emphasis added). ” (Emphasis added).

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SPR Law

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

On January 3, 2024, NYSDEC announced an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making for potential revisions to its freshwater wetlands regulations, accompanied by a complete pre-proposal draft of revised 6 NYCRR Part 664 regulations. NYSDEC is accepting public comments on its draft regulations through February 20, 2024.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

Both categories are regulated by the Office of Conservation within the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. The pertinent regulations are in Statewide Order No. It is currently anticipated that primacy for Louisiana will be granted in late 2022 or early 2023. Regulatory approval for CCUS falls under two broad categories.

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Law Columbia

MAY 24, 2023

New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting , a lawsuit challenging the state’s March 2021 regulations for siting and permitting major renewable energy facilities. Lawsuit Challenging ORES’s Regulations In March 2021, ORES promulgated regulations to implement the new siting process, as required by statute.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2023

On October 18, the Safety Division of the Public Utility Commission announced it is continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding a December 2022 house explosion and fire in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County. Based on information gathered to-date, the Safety Division has determined the following: -- On Dec.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The Golden State has adopted a slew of climate change laws over the past twenty years, and an even greater number of regulations. 2022 AB 1279. California seems to have conceived of its role as alternatively a backup for weak federal regulation or a model for future federal action. 2002 SB1078. AB 1493 (Pavley Act).

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CEQA Developments

JUNE 8, 2023

In late April the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (“BAAQMD”) promulgated its revised 2022 CEQA Guidelines (“2022 Guidelines”), available here. Thus, BAAQMD drafted the 2022 Guidelines (first blogged on here , which originally consisted of thresholds of significance but have now been substantially expanded and revised.

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Greenbuilding Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

await action by the federal government on mandatory ESG laws, the United Kingdom has become the first European Union country to enact mandatory ESG disclosure laws. Two separate regulations were “laid before Parliament by Command of Her Majesty and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament”. As we in the U.S.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 4, 2022

Michigan’s Lack of Septic System Regulations is Causing Problems for Some of its Most Pristine Lakes Failing systems can allow contaminated water to seep through the earth into nearby bodies of water. Lester Graham, Michigan Radio – May 4, 2022. . Throughout the Great Lakes region and across the U.S., water systems are aging.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

So far, the country has adopted several laws to strengthen the legal framework towards achieving these goals. Colombia ’s Legal Climate Framework Colombia’s climate change laws are extensive and align with its open commitment to fight climate change and its devastating effects. Law 629 of 2000 on the Kyoto Protocol.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 26, 2022

Supreme Court will hear a case that may narrow the scope of a landmark environmental law. What’s Up With Water—January 24, 2022 – This week’s episode covers a strategically important dam in Syria that was the target of a U.S. The post The Stream, January 26, 2022: U.S. In context: EPA Clean Water Rule Meets Political Pushback.

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Arnold Porter

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Over the summer, the Canadian government introduced the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) as part of the broader Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022 ( C-27 ), which also would update Canada’s privacy and data protection legal framework. Like the EU’s proposed AIA, the AIDA follows a risk-based approach.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

On September 5, the The Safety Division of the Public Utility Commission -- which is part of the Commission’s independent Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement-- has concluded their investigation into an April 2022 incident in Plum Borough , Allegheny County, finding no evidence that public utility equipment caused the event.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2023

Elder Vogel (R-Beaver) at the March 22 Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on DEP’s budget request , the Department of Environmental Protection said it is projecting a $1,581,000 deficit in funding for the Oil and Gas Regulation Program. In calendar year 2022, DEP received 731 unconventional shale gas permits. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 12, 2024

Act 14 requires applicants to submit notices to municipalities and counties for air quality, water obstruction (Chapter 105), any permit issued under the Cleans Streams Law (including Chapter 102, stormwater, NPDES, many more), any solid waste and hazardous waste, land recycling and water allocation permits. Read more here. Montgomery County.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 22, 2022

On June 13, 2022, Chile published its Climate Change Framework Law (“the Climate Act”). The process gave legitimacy to the bill and expedited its way through Congress, which approved the bill on March 9th, 2022. Chile’s Climate Change Framework Law represents a paradigm shift in environmental policy.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 12, 2022

July 12, 2022. New laws make it easier for communities to access state financing for water infrastructure — Michigan Radio. The post FRESH, July 12, 2022: Michigan Agency Launches Mercury Monitoring Program appeared first on Circle of Blue. Laura Gersony, Fresh Editor. This Week’s Watersheds.

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